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• The Kobanê Trial continues today 

  The Kobanê Trial continues today. Former HDP executive board member Bülent Parmaksız spoke at the hearing held on Monday.
• The Communist presidential candidate of France and the Kurds… 

  Fabien Roussel, the communist candidate for the presidential elections to be held in France in April, is garnering the support of voters outside the institutional framework. Roussel expresses his support for the Kurds during party rallies.
• Internationalist march from Frankfurt to Strasburg continues 

  The activists are now marching to the city of Benshaim. They are expected to reach Bensheim after traveling 22 kilometers and they will be heading for Weinheim city of Manhemin after spending the night there.
• Presidential election postponed in Iraq 

  The presidential election scheduled to be held in the Iraqi Parliament today has been postponed to an undefined date since a majority could not be achieved.
• Long March in France continues on its second day 

  Kurdish activists and people in solidarity are staging long marches in several countries to demand freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Lawyer Yalçındağ: Aysel Tuğluk must be released immediately 

  After three days at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Istanbul, the seriously ill Kurdish imprisoned politician Aysel Tuğluk was transferred to prison again. Her lawyer Reyhan Yalçındağ demands Tuğluk's immediate release.
• Survivor of 19 December 2000 prison massacre, Birsen Kars, dies in Germany 

  Birsen Kars, who was injured in the 19 December Prison Massacre, died in Germany, where she was being treated for cancer.
• Kurds in Sydney demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Kurds living in Sydney, Australia, carried out a demonstration demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Police carry out operation in Kızıltepe, detain many 

  Several people were detained in the political police operations carried out in Kızıltepe in the morning.
• Long March in Kiel on its second day 

  Long marches for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan are taking place this weekend in Germany, the Netherlands, France and Belgium.
• Internationalist Long March from Frankfurt to Strasbourg kicks off 

  Internationalists from many countries of the world march from Frankfurt to Strasbourg this year to mark the anniversary of 15 February 1999. The activists demand freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Long March demanding freedom for Öcalan kicks off in France 

  Kurdish activists and people in solidarity are staging long marches in several countries to demand freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Long March in Hanover on its second day 

  Long marches for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan are taking place this weekend in Germany, the Netherlands, France and Belgium.
• Kurds mobilize in Italy in the run-up to 15 February 

  In the run-up to the anniversary of the abduction of Abdullah Öcalan to Turkey on 15 February 1999, Italy is witnessing intensive diplomacy work and actions by the Kurds.
• Activists stage long marches in several countries demanding “Freedom for Öcalan”  

  Long marches for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan are taking place this weekend in Germany, the Netherlands, France and Belgium.
• French Communist Party condemns attacks carried out by Turkey against Kurdistan 

  The French Communist Party (PCF) condemned the attacks carried out by the Turkish state against Kurdistan in a message of solidarity to the Kurdish people.
• Prisoner Haşim Gezer says letters not given to him 

  Haşim Gezer, who is in Elazig High Security Closed Prison, said that the prison authorities didn’t give him the letters sent to him.
• Dutch government takes back 5 women linked to ISIS 

  The Dutch government has taken back five women from the Islamic State, who were last housed in the north-eastern Syrian camp Roj. They were arrested upon arrival to Holland and are scheduled to appear before a magistrate tomorrow, Monday.
• KON-MED condemns German ban on symbols during Long March 

  KON-MED released a statement regarding the German police banning the display of symbols during the Long March that will kick off from Frankfurt today.
• "Stop the Öcalan phobia in Germany!" 

  At the start of the long march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan from Frankfurt to Darmstadt, pictures of him are banned, and the colours red, yellow and green are also considered close to the PKK.The organisers have lodged an urgent appeal against this.
• Prisoner has release date postponed for singing in Kurdish 

  Prisoner Hamza Yıldız's release was delayed on the grounds that he sang in Kurdish. Hamza's mother, Türkan Yıldız, called for an end to the isolation and violations of rights against the prisoners, and demanded that her son be released.
• Honduras Indigenous Council condemns Turkish attacks against Kurds 

  COPINH, the organisation fighting for the indigenous peoples in Honduras, said that the murderous attacks carried out by the Turkish state enjoy the complicity of the silence of the international community.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign writes to UK Prime Minister over Turkish bombing of Kurdistan 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign wrote an open letter to the UK Prime Minister over the systematic bombing against civilian areas by Turkish forces in Northern Iraq.
• HDP politician Sibel Yiğitalp holds meeting in Florence municipality  

  HDP politician Sibel Yiğitalp held meetings in Florence municipality to talk about the international conspiracy that led to the abduction of Öcalan and the situation of political prisoners in Turkish jails.
• Internationalists and young people meet today for the Long March  

  Internationalist activists will get together in Frankfurt today to join the Long March and demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.